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  1. Carol the Dabbler
    Update: Scott says he registered using an email address containing hyphens, and had no problem. Now I'm thinking that my original email address may have failed because of its length -- 32 characters total. The registration page does not specify any maximum length for email addresses. But even though the green check marks thought my address was OK, there...
  2. Carol the Dabbler
    I was unable to register with the email address that I generally use for forums, namely Carol-the-Dabbler@whatever. After failing numerous times, I tried again with everything the same except that I used a different email address (same domain, though), and it worked fine. That email address has only 6 characters (4 letters and 2 numerals) before the "@...
  3. Carol the Dabbler
    Thank you, Scott! Has the software manufacturer got back to you yet on the problem with hyphens in email addresses?
  4. Carol the Dabbler
    Probably. But if you use it only occasionally, a small jar would last you a long time, so it wouldn't amount to much money in either case.
  5. Carol the Dabbler
    Had you also been using that spatula for cooking with gluten? Or had it been a dedicated gluten-free spatula for a while? And do you know what kind of wood it's made from? My favorite utensil in the whole world is a particular olive-wood spatula that I would hate to give up, though I certainly will if I need to. I'm thinking that the olive wood is relatively...
  6. Carol the Dabbler
    Thanks, Peter -- and tell your new identity that I sympathize!
  7. Carol the Dabbler
    Thanks, Peter. It looks like you and I were posting simultaneously. As I said then, I tried again after a cold reboot, and was still unable to save anything in my Personal Statement. Everything happened the same as I've already described. I don't particularly care about having a Personal Statement, but others might be interested.
  8. Carol the Dabbler
    Dolly, besides the gliadin IgG, what other tests did they run?
  9. Carol the Dabbler
    Just to be sure I wasn't fighting a bad system load, I powered everything down and did a cold reboot. Then I tried updating my Personal Statement again, but the same thing happened, and it still says I don't have one. I should point out that this is actually no big deal to me. I don't particularly want a Personal Statement. It just seems odd that I...
  10. Carol the Dabbler
    I already tried to update it, but nothing happens. I type some stuff into the Personal Statement box, then I click on the button to save it. Usually when I update anything from the My Controls page, it re-displays the updated page after I click on the save button, but when I try to update my Personal Statement, it just goes immediately back to the forum...
  11. Carol the Dabbler
    (I sure hope it's not against forum etiquette to quote myself! ) Come to think of it, this is exactly the sort of explanation that would normally (on other forums) be posted in a "pinned" topic on the Tech Help board. Since that doesn't seem to be an option here, maybe it would make sense to create a new forum board, called something like Forum...
  12. Carol the Dabbler
    I was very confused at first, too. I posted a new topic, and it seemed to just evaporate! Then next day, I saw it was not only on the forum index, it had been "pinned." Since (like Murph) I am used to how other forums use "pinned" or "sticky" to designate a particularly important topic, I was confused again, because my new topic wasn't all that big a deal...
  13. Carol the Dabbler
    I was trying to figure out how some people have gotten a "caption" under their avatar photos, and finally found a thread that says after you've posted 500 times, you can set a Custom Member Title. So that answered my original question. But in the process, I tried putting my desired "caption" in various places. (Yes, I know, I don't even have an avatar...
  14. Carol the Dabbler
    Wish I could recall where I read this (I've been reading so many different celiac sites lately), but it was a reputable site, and they said that less than half of all celiacs have diarrhea as a symptom. "They" used to think that all celiacs have diarrhea, but that was back when "they" thought that only about 1 in 5,000 people are celiacs. Then just a few...
  15. Carol the Dabbler
    I phoned three Celiac Centers recently (late October / early November 2007), asking their recommendations for the best labs to run celiac blood tests. Here's what they said: The University of Chicago used to recommend Prometheus, Specialty, and Mayo (and some pages of their web site still list those three), but they now recommend Prometheus, Quest, and...
  16. Carol the Dabbler
    All I know is what I've read, but apparently some celiacs (even professional bakers) can bake with wheat flour with no problem. The place where I read that didn't mention any special precautions (like dust masks) either. But everybody's different, and I've also heard of some celiacs who can't even be in the same *room* where somebody else is baking with...
  17. Carol the Dabbler
    Yes, according to Open Original Shared Link, they can do all of the usual celiac tests. And it looks like they run specimens from all over the country, since my doctor here in Indiana uses them. I would just like to know whether their results can be trusted .
  18. Carol the Dabbler
    I'm still glutening up for my blood tests, so cannot offer any personal experience here. But I think Susie has gotten to the heart of the matter. It seems like it should be possible to clean the heck (and the gluten!) out of just about anything -- ONCE. But who's gonna do it every single time? Not me, that's for sure. So a reasonable approach might...
  19. Carol the Dabbler
    I guess I should have asked -- Has anyone had their celiac blood tests run at Specialty Labs? Or know anyone who has? Or heard them recommended (for OR against)? Thanks!
  20. Carol the Dabbler
    Thanks for the list, Rachel! I already eat some of those things, and will keep the others in mind. Chelation (IV or otherwise) strikes me as a sometimes-useful therapy that needs to be considered very cautiously. Good luck with your session!
  21. Carol the Dabbler
    My doctor's clinic uses Specialty Laboratories in Valencia, California for their celiac testing. What can anyone tell me about them -- good, bad, or otherwise?
  22. Carol the Dabbler
    Since candida is a fungus, it would seem logical that an anti-fungal food would help a person, rather than making them feel bad. Are you talking about a (hopefully temporary) die-off effect, Carla?
  23. Carol the Dabbler
    Thank you, Rachel -- I never could figure out why onions started bothering me about 25 years ago -- your explanation makes perfect sense! What things are you taking? Are they available at health-food stores, or do they require a prescription? Do they remove all minerals from your body (as intravenous chelation therapy does), or just the heavy metals? ...
  24. Carol the Dabbler
    I'm new to all this too, Janie, but from what I've read, some doctors consider DH to be a separate disease (also caused by gluten intolerance), and some consider it to be just another possible symptom of celiac disease. So yes, apparently someone with DH could very well have any of the other celiac-type symptoms. Glad to hear you're doing better all around...
  25. Carol the Dabbler
    Lundberg rice cakes are generally found in health-food stores. I used to see them in the health-food aisle of grocery stores, too, but lately Quaker seems to have taken over that market. I went on their web site, and found this: Open Original Shared Link I think you'll like 'em!
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